William Chapman (actor)

William Chapman was a British stage actor active in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. Considerable uncertainly exists about his early biography, but he became an established performer in London's West End at the major theatres Covent Garden, Drury Lane and Haymarket. Considerable crossover may exist with other actors of the era named Chapman.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.164

Selected roles

* Orozembo in ''Pizarro'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1800)
* Manly in '' The Will for the Deed'' by Thomas Dibdin (1804)
* Mr Balance in ''Guilty or Not Guilty'' by Thomas Dibdin (1804)
* Heartly in '' Who Wants a Guinea?'' by George Colman the Younger (1805)
*Squire Flail in '' Five Miles Off'' by Thomas Dibdin (1806)
* Malcolm in ''Edgar'' by George Manners (1806)
* Old Mannerly in '' Errors Excepted'' by Thomas Dibdin (1807)
* Trusty in ''Begone Dull Care'' by Frederick Reynolds (1808)
* Hammond in '' Debtor and Creditor'' by James Kenney (1814)
* Sir Charles Marlow in ''She Stoops to Conquer'' by Oliver Goldsmith (1817)
* Renault in ''Venice Preserved'' by Thomas Otway (1817)
* Cokaski in '' Swedish Patriotism'' by William Abbot (1819)
* Clare in ''Wallace'' by Charles Edward Walker (1820)
* Nicias in ''Damon and Pythias'' by Richard Lalor Sheil (1821)
* Calvin in '' Julian'' by Mary Russell Mitford (1823)
* Maxicazin in '' Cortez'' by James Planché (1823)
* Anselmo in '' The Vespers of Palermo'' by Felicia Hemans (1823)
* Herman in ''The Three Strangers'' by Harriet Lee (1825)

References

Bibliography

* Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800:''. SIU Press, 1982.

19th-century British people
English male stage actors
19th-century British male actors
19th-century English male actors
18th-century British male actors
18th-century English male actors

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